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Dynamic Plant – BI 103
Study Guide for Final Exam
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65 points total
Chapters covered: All assigned on the syllabus and material in lab manual.
(Greatest emphasis on chapters covered since last exam)
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Approximate format of exam:
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20 multiple choice questions
10 matching
10 dichotomous choices – demonstrating understanding (prelabs a useful resource)
10 fill in the blank – Word bank provided (related to genetics)
5 identify the process – you are given a description and you must identify what type of
process is being described. Assume no word bank.
6 points short answer
4 points (providing examples) study fruit types for this portion.
Approximate Distribution
25 % Plant anatomy (fruits, flowers, seed, roots, stem, leaves, cell) & all associated vocabulary.
25 % Plant processes including photosynthesis, adaptations, growth, mineral & water acquisition,
cohesion tension theory, tropisms, double fertilization, pollination, germination,
transpiration, alternation of generations, hormone actions, etoliation, role of
phytochrome, plant alkaloids, physical defense methods etc.
30-40% Plant reproduction, including pollination methods, gamete production in the flower,
process of fertilization, genetics.
10 % Analysis of information e.g. Be able to do a Punnett square, interpret diagrams, know the
steps of the scientific method and components of an experiment.
IV. Topics to review: Note – NOT all inclusive.
Functions: Related to how a plant survives, is adapted and functions on a daily basis.
Know the role of the stomata in photosynthesis & water regulation.
How does water and nutrients move into a plant?
Why is the reproduction in angiosperms referred to as double fertilization?
Where is pollen produced and what does it contain?
Pollination syndromes – review video guide on how plants have co-evolved with pollinators.
Anatomy: Concentrate on plant anatomy of major organ systems i.e. seeds, leaves, stems, roots,
flowers etc.
Be able to relate to different types of tissue e.g. ground, dermal, vascular etc.
Be able to recognize the parts of the flower from the model or a diagram and know the respective
functions of each component on the diagram.
What is contained in a vascular bundle? How are these different in the root compared to stem?
Regions of the pericarp. What is the corolla vs the calyx? What is the difference between pistil &
stamen? Ovule vs. ovary?
Review wood & understand application of dendrochronology.
Classification: Know the part of the flower that becomes the fruit vs. the seed. Be able to classify the
different types of fruits e.g. pome, aggregate fruit, berries, hesperidium, dry dehiscent, capsule, follicle,
silique etc. (know examples of each). What is vegetative reproduction? Methods of propagation.
Know the parts of a cell unique to plants. i.e. plasmodesmata, cell wall, central vacuole etc.
Be able to explain the concept of meristems including their locations and functions.
Know the different forms of organs (leaf, roots, stems) seen in monocots vs. dicots.
Genetics: Know basic principles and vocabulary (review genetics sheet provided). Know what a gene
does, and how this relates to the code of DNA. How does the role of the environment affect
phenotypic expression?